Yearly Archives: 2025

26 posts

Fermenting Success: MEM Alumnus Sid Sharma Leads Kombucha Business

Within 18 months of graduating from the Nicholas School of the Environment, Sid Sharma MEM’14 was running his own business. Working with two childhood friends in Baltimore, he launched Mobtown Fermentation, which brewed Wild Kombucha, a carbonated drink made from fermented green tea. As demand for their product grew, the […]

100+ alumni hear how Nicholas School turns ideas into new business ventures

More than 100 Duke alumni and friends gathered at San Francisco’s Exploratorium on Tuesday, Dec. 3, to hear how Nicholas School faculty and students are developing a robust technology commercialization platform for scalable products and services that will benefit the planet, help people live better lives, and create economic value.  […]